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GAY MARRIAGE SHOWDOWN

BOWIE, Md.  Irene Huskens has the wedding venue picked out: a charming bed-and-breakfast in southern Maryland. But the wedding is no sure thing. The plans made by Huskens, a 43-year-old police captain, and her partner, Leia Burks, hinge on whether Marylanders make history on Nov. 6 by voting to legalize same-sex marriage. A "yes" vote, and the wedding is on. A "no" victory? Huskens is loath to consider it. By National Writer David Crary.

DOVER, N.H.  The search for the body of a 19-year-old University of New Hampshire student was suspended Sunday ahead of the arraignment for an actor and martial arts instructor who's been charged in her death. Twenty-nine-year-old Seth Mazzaglia, of Dover, was charged Saturday with second-degree murder in the death of Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott. Marriott was from Westborough, Mass., and had been living with an aunt in Chester, N.H., and commuting to the university in Durham.

ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:

 BUSINESS-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES  Five more Maine towns and cities are seeking to be designated as "business-friendly" by the state.

 SUNDAY RIVER-SNOWMAKING  Western Maine's Sunday River ski resort says it's made it first snow of the season.

 WINSLOW HOMER  The Portland Museum of Art's Winslow Homer exhibit has been so popular that the museum has added an admission surcharge and is selling timed tickets.

 DEMPSEY CHALLENGE  Hundreds of bicyclists are taking part in fundraising rides in central Maine launched by the actor who plays Dr. McDreamy on "Grey's Anatomy."

 ICE CREAM AWARD  A Maine ice cream company has taken home the top ice cream prize at a national dairy product contest for the third straight year.